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While only two industry were able to see a yearly increase in employment, Tucson government jobs saw the smallest annual decline at the beginning of this year.

Although Tucson's January unemployment rate has not yet been released, the unemployment rate in Arizona as a whole remained even at 9.2 percent, keeping it below the national rate of 9.7 percent. Tucson had an unemployment rate of 8 percent during December 2009.

The city had a total non-farm employment of 354,600 workers during January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 362,100 workers during December and a 4.1 percent decrease from last year.

No industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment. However, employment in the mining and logging industry remained even over the month and year with 1,800 jobs. Only two industries saw a yearly increase in employment.

The financial activities industry saw the biggest increase, employing 17,600 workers during January, down from 17,700 workers during December, but a 4.1 percent increase from January 2009.

That was followed by the education and health services industry, which employed 59,000 workers during January, down from 59,300 workers during December, but a 1 percent increase from last year.

The construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry employed 14,400 workers during January, down from 14,900 workers during December and a 23 percent decrease from January 2009.

The government industry saw the smallest yearly job loss. The industry employed 77,600 workers during January, down from 80,000 workers during December and a 2.5 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• manufacturing by 6.2 percent
• trade, transportation and utilities by 5.9 percent
• information by 11.8 percent
• professional and business services by 4.9 percent
• leisure and hospitality by 3.1 percent
• other services by 5.4 percent

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